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Al Qaeda militant wanted in 1998 bombings captured

A suspect indicted for his role in the attacks on US embassies in East Africa was captured by US forces in Libya, officials said.

Zdeno Chara scored on Red Wings goalie Jimmy Howard in the third period.

Bruins 4, Red Wings 1

Bruins turn on power

The Bruins spent the preseason working on a new-look power play, and so far, the returns are good as they beat the Red Wings Saturday.

A Boston police cruiser was shown early Saturday in Dorchester at the JFK/UMass T stop, after the incident.

Police shoot at man who they say stole cruiser

Wilfredo Rodriguez of South Boston allegedly jumped into a police cruiser and struck an officer while trying to flee.

For mayoral candidates, a full return to shoe-leather politics

Saturday’s schedules for John Connolly and Martin Walsh looked more like the event-filled scrambles that were common during the preliminary.

David Ortiz’s home run in the first inning flies into the Red Sox bullpen and safely into the glove of Franklin Morales.

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Red Sox 7, Rays 4

Red Sox lead series, 2-0

David Ortiz belted two home runs Saturday as the Red Sox took command of the Division Series with their second win over the Rays.

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From left: Corey Kaiser, Tyler Hunter, Patrick Morrow, Scott Moreau, and Vince Nappo rehearse a scene from “Million Dollar Quartet” in New York City last month.

The jam session that produced a hit — on Broadway

“Million Dollar Quartet,” which features indelible rock ‘n’ roll classics such as “Hound Dog” and “Great Balls of Fire,” comes to the Citi Emerson Colonial Theatre.

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Miley Cyrus knows just what she is doing — like it or not

“Bangerz,” Cyrus’ fourth studio album and the first to capitalize on her new image, comes out on Tuesday, after a firestorm of criticism about her recent behavior.

Opinion

Derrick Z. Jackson

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/10/05/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/Derrick_Z_Jackson_150px-2730.jpg The vanishing monarch butterfly

From Mattapan to Minnesota and up through Maine and Canada, scientists and volunteers are recording low numbers.

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Mateo Cisterna, 3, of Dorchester sat atop his dad, Andres, as they marched with hundreds of others down Boylston Street to the Boston Common.

Rally draws hundreds to Copley Square, Boston Common
Bryan Cranston has been praised for his performance in “All the Way.”

THEATER

ART’s ‘All the Way’ is Broadway-bound
“I don’t think we should just put it into cruise control,” said BRA director Peter Meade.

BRA speeding consideration of building proposals
Boston Red Sox celebrated the last out clinching the Division title.

MLB Playoffs | Special section

Red Sox in the postseason
Embattled Westfield State President Evan Dobelle is facing scrutiny over his spending habits.

Mass. to freeze funding to Westfield State
An employee walked past a Twitter logo at the company’s headquarters in San Francisco Friday. When Twitter goes public, Spark Capital’s holdings could be worth $640 million.

Social media ignites Spark Capital
Caroline Kennedy spoke during the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on her nomination.

Japan abuzz at prospect of Ambassador Kennedy

Sales associate Andre Wynter and Angelica Ochoa perused a schedule of classes in Braintree.

Reebok embraces personal fitness trend
New math standards being adopted across the state push reasoning and abstract thinking, says eighth-grade teacher Michelle Calioro. “I think that was really missing from the old standards.”

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Panama: From sleek to sloths

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How ‘impermanence’ can help us all get along
The royalties from Edith Wharton’s novels paid for her Lenox home, The Mount, and its furnishings.

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Learning from the homes of famous writers

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Boston College 48, Army 27

Boston College's Andre Williams heads into the end zone.

Boston College tops Army

Andre Williams rushed for five touchdowns as he lifted the Eagles to a 48-27 victory over Army at Alumni Stadium.

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Mayoral candidate Martin Walsh talked with X-ray technician Schlander Campbell Thursday at Boston Medical Center.

Walsh’s push for binding arbitration draws criticism

Government watchdogs argue that Marty Walsh’s proposal would eliminate financial safeguards for cities and towns.

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Glen James earned praise when he turned in a back pack containing $2,000 in cash, $39,000 in American Express Travelers Checks and a passport last month.

Homeless man who returned $42,000 now has a home

A trust fund is being set up to accept more than $150,000 that has been collected for Glen James, who is preparing to move into transitional housing within days.

Columnists

Christopher L. Gasper

Jonny Gomes really got them going

opinion | Joyce London Ford and Kevin C. Peterson

Boston’s minorities must learn from vote results

opinion | Marcela García

Low turnout a lost opportunity

Shirley Leung

The Seaport’s Silver Line solution

JOAN WICKERSHAM

Boston’s inanity trail
BECCA ROSENTHAL

kevin cullen

Still inspiring others
Every loss and head-shaking sideshow that last season’s last-place, 69-win calamity served up was worth it, because it led the Sox to this.

Christopher L. Gasper

Last year’s crash was necessary
John Lackey, Jon Lester and Josh Beckett arrived at the first official workout of spring training in February 2011.

Dan Shaughnessy

Do not take success for granted

Yvonne Abraham

Laboring over a political position
Today's iMacs range in price from $1,299 to $1,999, and come in 21.5 inches across or 27 inches. Its maximum resolution is actually higher than that of a standard 1080p high-definition television.

Tech Lab

iMac — too good for its own good?

EDWARD L. GLAESER

Thinking outside the city limits
EMT Marcus Jerome and his wife Rachel at his Boston EMS graduation in 2012 in Faneuil Hall.

Kevin Cullen

Death of a lifesaver

Nation & World

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Investigators are still unclear what prompted Miriam Carey to drive to Washington on Thursday.

Officials look for clues to Conn. woman’s fatal D.C. trip

Investigators have found antipsychotic medications in the home of a woman who led police on a high-speed chase through the nation’s capital, authorities said.

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After Twitter released its securities filing, 14.4 million Tweeter shares traded hands.

You say Twitter, I say Tweeter: Investor mix-up?

Investors confusing Twitter with the former Canton-based electronics retailer caused Tweeter shares to soar.

Arts

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Mia Dyson was asked to rebrand as an edgy, androgynous character named BOY.

Mia Dyson enjoys a fresh start, as herself

Once asked to rebrand as an edgy, androgynous character named BOY, Dyson, as herself, plays the Lizard Lounge Thursday.

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German beer comes to train station at TD Garden

Modeled after a German beer garden, the bar, located directly below TD Garden on the platform where commuter rail trains leave North Station, has a metropolitan feel.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/10/02/BostonGlobe.com/Special/Images/zoo012-1502[1].jpg The Franklin Park Zoo

The Franklin Park zoo opened on Oct 3, 1912, to the delight of thousands, and has undergone several changes in the years since.

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Becoming Bostonian
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Beauty of the bottle
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Jefferson slept here

Ideas

“The Arab Council for the Social Sciences aims to give thinkers institutional punch — not just funding for projects that aren’t popular with local regimes or Western universities, but muscle to fight authorities.”

Thanassis Cambanis,  on a new Middle East brain trust